PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herschel Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chen Stormstout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ellis
vs
Stormstout

197 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herschel Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chen Stormstout!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stormstout throws a wild body kick that Ellis sees coming a mile off.
Stormstout stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stormstout wants it to stay on the feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stormstout has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Ellis darts in and clinches Stormstout up against the cage.

Ellis has clasped his hands together around Stormstout's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ellis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ellis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Ellis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stormstout is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ellis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stormstout is avoiding damage well.
Ellis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Ellis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stormstout, who protects the arm well.
Stormstout is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ellis tries for a kimura but Stormstout is defending well.
Stormstout tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Stormstout looks winded!
Stormstout is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ellis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ellis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stormstout has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Stormstout doesn't escape.

Ellis looking to break Stormstout's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Stormstout remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ellis will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Good control from Ellis.
Ellis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ellis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ellis slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ellis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stormstout for as long as he can get away with.
Stormstout covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Stormstout is trapped and Ellis is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Ellis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stormstout has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ellis biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Good control from Ellis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ellis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Stormstout has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herschel Ellis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ellis closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
Ellis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stormstout prevents it.

Ellis has clasped his hands together around Stormstout's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ellis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Ellis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown but Stormstout shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormstout just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Ellis misses.
Stormstout is breathing heavily.
Stormstout throws a right and a left that Ellis avoids nicely.
Stormstout throws a push kick but Ellis slaps the foot to one side.

Ellis rushes Stormstout and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Ellis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stormstout is trying to break the clinch but Ellis is controlling him.

Ellis jumps into guard, dragging Stormstout to the mat.

Ellis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stormstout is aware though and is defending well.
Ellis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stormstout's guard.
Ellis advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormstout looking for a sweep but Ellis has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ellis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ellis unloads with some shots from mount but Stormstout bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stormstout tries to control the position but Ellis now has his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ellis controlling the positon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stormstout is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ellis gets his way!

Ellis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stormstout defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ellis throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis controls the action.
Ellis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stormstout defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ellis's arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herschel Ellis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stormstout tries to keep at a distance but Ellis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stormstout's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ellis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stormstout can do to turn this around?
Ellis tries to circle away but Stormstout has him pinned against the cage.
Ellis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stormstout after a bit of a struggle.
Ellis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stormstout wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ellis has Stormstout pushed against the cage.
Ellis blocks an uppercut.
Ellis tries to circle away but Stormstout has him pinned against the cage.
Stormstout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis working hard to break the clinch.
Ellis tries to break the clinch but Stormstout is controlling the position.
Ellis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stormstout is defending well.
Ellis taking a breather.
Stormstout trying to control the position but instead, Ellis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stormstout into the cage.
Ellis stalling in the clinch.
Stormstout wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ellis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stormstout gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herschel Ellis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormstout missing with knees to the body.
Ellis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stormstout pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ellis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ellis is trying to break the clinch but Stormstout is controlling him.
Stormstout wants to stall.
Ellis prevents Stormstout from breaking the clinch.

Ellis manages to pull guard.
Herschel Ellis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stormstout pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellis is keeping the position for now.
Ellis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ellis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stormstout defends it easily.
Stormstout being controlled here momentarily.
Ellis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ellis stands up from half guard.
Horrible takedown by Ellis or perhaps it was just good defense by Stormstout which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ellis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stormstout's waist but Stormstout gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ellis off to one side.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Herschel Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stormstout moves in looking to clinch but Ellis pushes him off.
Stormstout cracks Ellis with an open hand slap.
Ellis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis looks for a takedown but Stormstout sprawls well.
Ellis is looking to land body kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herschel Ellis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ellis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herschel Ellis!